Production Record & Post Audio Coordinator - Disney Television Animation

Disney Entertainment; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Disney Entertainment in Glendale, CA is seeking a Production Record & Post Audio Coordinator to support multiple animated productions. You will coordinate recording, mixing, and post-audio activities, manage schedules, resources, and deliverables, and liaise with production, post, and audio teams to ensure milestones are met.

The role emphasizes tracking, documentation, and proactive communication to balance priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced, onsite studio environment.

Qualifications

• Good multitasking and self-prioritizing under team needs.
• Background in series animation.
• Preferred experience in a recording studio environment.
• Ability to prioritize deadlines and resolve scheduling issues.
• Positive, flexible attitude.
• Strong organizational and communication skills across teams.
• Proficient with Mac or PC.
• Familiar with Microsoft 365, Google Sheets, Airtable and Sharepoint.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate recording, mixing, and post-audio across concurrent productions and clients.
• Liaise between production, post-production, and audio stakeholders.
• Maintain production tracking systems, schedules, and workflow docs.
• Prioritize requests to support evolving schedules and delivery deadlines.
• Manage craft services inventory and crew meals.
• Attend sessions and track creative vision during recording.
• Maintain master schedules and session logistics, update stakeholders.
• Ensure session readiness with up-to-date scripts and materials.
• Support Talent relations and drive-ons for sessions.
• Assist Production Record Manager, Supervisors, and Schedulers.
• Coordinate mixer and designer schedules across Development and Current Projects.
• Track audio deliverables and flag risks to stakeholders.
• Deliver audio stems and lead sheets to mastering and localization teams.
• Coordinate QC notes and re-delivery as needed.
• Distribute final picture to composers for cue sheets.
• Review final deliverables and gather music clearance information.

Skills

Multitasking

Prioritization

Series animation background

Recording studio experience

Scheduling and prioritization

Strong communication

Mac or PC proficient

Education

Bachelor degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft 365

Google Sheets

Airtable

SharePoint

Job description

Job Requirements

About this Role and our Studio

Disney Television Animation (DTVA) has over forty years of legacy as a top producer of kids & family entertainment. Our work is integral to The Walt Disney Company, bringing Disney-branded characters and stories to families’ homes across the globe.

DTVA creates both long-form and short-form content spanning traditional 2D, rig-based 2D, CG (preschool), CG (premium), and stop-motion. We create shows in a broad range of unique and innovative styles, and we aim to match the right talent with the right production in terms of skill and artistic style.

What You Will Do

The Production Record & Post Audio Coordinator serves as a central coordination resource for Production Record and Post Audio operations, supporting multiple concurrent productions through schedule management, resource coordination, stakeholder communication, workflow tracking, and deliverable management. Working closely with Production Record, Post Production, and Audio teams, this role helps ensure recording, mixing, localization, and delivery milestones are achieved efficiently and accurately.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate recording, mixing, and post-audio activities across multiple concurrent animated productions and external clients, serving as a central point of coordination for schedules, resources, and deliverables. Balance competing priorities, manage resource availability and project allocation, track charge codes, and proactively identify, communicate, and raise scheduling conflicts or risks that may impact production timelines.
• Serve as a primary liaison between production, post-production, and audio stakeholders, including recording stages, mixers, sound designers, composers, and external partners. Facilitate communication, coordinate resource planning and scheduling, recommend scheduling solutions, and expedite production risks to leadership as appropriate.
• Maintain production tracking systems, schedules, status reports, and workflow documentation to support operational visibility, monitor deliverables, and ensure alignment across the audio pipeline.
• Exercise sound judgment in prioritizing competing production requests and workflow needs to support evolving schedules, resource demands, and delivery deadlines.
• Manage craft service inventory, office supply ordering, and crew meal coordination to support recording and audio operations.
• Production Record Services:
• Attend each session and run Circle Takes to ensure that the creative’s vision is being tracked as part of supporting the recording engineer
• Maintain master recording schedules and session logistics, communicating schedule changes, updates, and recording requirements to stakeholders and ensuring alignment between production teams and recording stages.
• Manage recording session readiness by managing materials, tracking script revisions, and facilitating communication between production teams and recording stages to ensure accurate and timely session preparation. If last minute adds, work with PDS from show to make sure most up to date script is available
• Talent Relations, including coordinating drive-ons, welcoming talent, and supporting recording session logistics to ensure a positive recording experience.
• Support Production Record Manager, Supervisor, and Schedulers including shadowing them to learn their roles as part of vacation coverage. This includes creating and distributing record memos and record trackers when necessary.
• Post Production Audio Services:
• Coordinate internal mixer and sound designer schedules across Development and Current Productions, working closely with Post Production Supervisors to balance resource availability, production priorities, and delivery requirements.
• Track audio deliverables across multiple productions, ensuring dependencies are met and stakeholders are informed of schedule risks and outstanding items.
• Deliver Audio Stems and final lead sheets to our mastering and localization teams to be used across all territories for both linear and streaming services
• Coordinate the receiving and sending of QC notes to ensure they are being fixed, and redelivered to the necessary teams as part of the final delivery
• Distribute the final picture to composers on each production after air for every episode to help in the creation of music cue sheets.
• Partner with Production Coordinators and Supervisors to review final deliverables and gather music clearance information for Licensed Materials Lists.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• The ideal candidate is good at multi-tasking and self-prioritizing based on the team’s needs.
• Background in series animation
• Preferred experience in a recording studio environment
• Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgment, prioritize competing deadlines, and resolve scheduling and workflow issues across multiple concurrent productions.
• Positive attitude with the ability to be flexible
• Strong organizational, written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to effectively coordinate across multiple teams, stakeholders, and productions.
• Mac or PC proficient
• Basic Knowledge of Microsoft 365, Google Sheets, Airtable, and Sharepoint preferred

Education

Bachelor degree preferred or equivalent work experience

Job Location

This is a fully onsite role based in Glendale, CA.

Disclaimer

PAY TRANSPARENCY

The hiring range for this position in California is $54,800 to $73,400 per year based on a 40-hour work week. The amount of hours scheduled per week may vary based on business needs. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

This position is with Walt Disney Pictures, which is part of a business we call Disney Television Animation.

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